Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Crean (smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crean (smallcounty By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49007, -8.63331
- SMR number
- LI031-091001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Westropp (1904-5, 383) recorded the following details about Crean; 'Chapel of Cran, given with Magio, 1410. Site - A burial-place at Crean, to south-west of Manister'. Described by O'Kelly (1942-3, 233) as 'No trace of the church now remains. The site is marked by a graveyard. The oldest tombstone in this which is legible bears the date 1776'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 31 January 2019
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 307/30, 33 taken 13/09/2002.
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.